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Hollywood, Ending

The incredible new novel from the No.1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

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Hollywood, Ending

By: John Green
Narrated by: Zachary Chastain, Julia Whelan, John Green
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#1 bestselling author John Green makes his much-anticipated return with a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story.

For rising stars Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo, being cast in the buzzy biopic Andy Warhol Never Gets Old is the opportunity they’ve both been waiting for. Soon the movie is blowing up, and so are their lives – in exciting, but also terrifying, ways.

John Green artfully blends a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story with an examination of the private cost of a public life, in this masterful tale of two young people figuring out who they are, both together and alone.

Tender, heartbreaking and shrewdly funny, Hollywood, Ending is a deeply observed novel about finding your someone to trust in an untrustworthy world, and the audacity to pursue the kind of love we all deserve.

© John Green 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

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Critic reviews

In an era in which more and more people must market themselves on social media, courting the dizzying highs and crushing lows of fame, Green still hopes we’ll find something better
Thought-provoking and captivating
Green’s novel of betrayal and survival, trust and love is a fluent condemnation of the machine of commercialization and a paean to art . . . A spellbinding, tender, incisive, funny, and compassionate story of love and creativity.
Wise, tender and engaging
A classic portrait of young love
Sharply relevant in today’s landscape of constant attention and the pressure of a public life
Green’s storytelling is astute, empathic, and magnetizing
Green’s a tender writer whose abiding concern through all his work is what it takes to remain decent in a ruthless and impersonal world. Once, that might have seemed a sentimental question. Today, it is more crucial than ever
A love story but also an interrogation of modern stardom, art and the struggle to be real in a social media-fueled world of artifice and performance. Come for the Hollywood intel, stay for the breathtaking passages
In the author’s anguished portrait of modern fame, the most challenging performance is that of an authentic self . . . Kai emerges vividly on the page. Green depicts the young man’s bewilderment with radiant empathy
All stars
Most relevant
Absolutely loved it. Great insight into the impact of celebrity, using the framework of a love story between two young and vulnerable people trying to find their way. Well written and also really funny in parts. Superb narration.

Wonderful

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I read a few of the low-star reviews and realised people’s experience of this book can be so different from mine. In my opinion, the characters are very well developed; the story gives you a glimpse into the back office of Hollywood and possibly actors’ craft. I think the characters are letting us in on the story as well as letting themselves to discover each other and themselves. I’ve enjoyed it; I’ve listened to it outside of my regular listening sessions, which means I was hooked. Sorry, John and Hank, I chose the book over going on YT and watching one of your videos ;) Great work, John!

Another great book by John Green

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i really enjoyed this book. the story was amazing the romance compelling without being overdone. the narrators were fantastic at portraying the characters in a defining way.

absokutely loved this book

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No matter what John Green writes, he can deliver emotion like no one else. Young or adult fiction, Green possesses a talent for creating characters that are just so impressive that they leave you thinking about them for years to come. I still think of Margot, and now I will spend a long time thinking of Juniper and Kai.

The narrators are perfectly chosen for this and deliver this story with impact and gravitas.

I would take this book to a desert island with me.

Perfect reading, perfect writing.

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Character driven, thoughtful and thought provoking look at fame and celebrity through two complex characters. It’s everything you want from a John Green novel, and then some!

All the hallmarks of John Green

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